''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' (credited as ''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA: Amaidhipadai – 2'') is a 2013 Indian

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-language

political satire Political satire is a type of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics. Political satire can also act as a tool for advancing political arguments in conditions where political speech and dissent are banned. Political satir ...

film directed by

Manivannan Manivannan (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, voice artist, playback singer and social activist who worked in Tamil cinema. In a career spanning three decades, he went from being a story and ...

. A sequel to ''

Amaidhipadai ''Amaidhipadai'' () is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language political satire film, written and directed by Manivannan. The film stars Sathyaraj (in a dual role), Ranjitha, Kasthuri and Sujatha. It revolves around a politician who builds his career t ...

'' (1994), it stars

Sathyaraj Rangaraj Subbiah (born 3 October 1954), known professionally as Sathyaraj, is an Indian actor, film producer, film director and a media personality who appears predominantly in Tamil films. He also appears in works in Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam ...

in his 200th film, reprising his role as Nagaraja Cholan from the original, alongside an ensemble cast including

Seeman Senthamizhan Seeman () (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy ...

, his son

Raghuvannan Raghu Manivannan (born 24 February 1984) is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Tamil cinema. The son of actor Manivannan, he has appeared in films including '' Maaran'' (2002) and '' Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' (2013). Career Raghu Manivannan ...

Mrudula Murali Mrudula Murali Mangalasseri (born 8 June 1990), credited as Mrudula Murali, is an Indian actress, model, anchor and classical dancer. She appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. Personal life Mrudula was born to Muralidharan Nair, who is worki ...

Komal Sharma Komal J. Sharma (Born 6 Nov 1991, Chennai) is an Indian actress, model and former squash player, who works in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. She has acted in films such as ''Hungama 2'' (2021), '' Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea'' ...

and

Varsha Ashwathi Varsha R Ashwathi (born 22 April 1989) is an Indian former actress, who appeared in Tamil films. Varsha won the 'Miss Beautiful' title in the 2006 "Miss" Chennai contest. In the year 2009, Varsha made her acting debut in Tamil film ''Peranmai'' ...

. The film, featuring music composed by

James Vasanthan James Vasanthan is an Indian Television (Tamil) host, a film music composer, and a filmmaker and a motivational speaker. For more than two decades, he has worked as an anchor in popular Tamil satellite television channels like Sun TV and Vij ...

, was produced by Ravichandran and K. Suresh under the banner of V House Production and shot in Coimbatore and surrounding areas in one single schedule. Unlike the original, ''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' was unsuccessful . It was Manivannan's 50th and last film as a director and actor, as he died a month after the film's release.

Cast

as Nagaraja Cholan & Rajagopal *

as Ex-MLA Manimaran, the sidekick and ex-officio owner of Nagaraja's illegal properties *

as a farmer and farmer rights activist *

as Gangaikondaan, Nagaraja's son who was later the acting chief minister *

as Shenbagavalli, Gangaikondaan's wife *

as school teacher Kamalini, Seeman's fiancée * M. S. Bhaskar as Kumbakonam Kootha Perumal MLA, the leader of the party in ruling coalition who merges his party with the ruling party for Nagaraja Chozhan to become CM *

as Amudha, Nagaraja Chozhan's mistress who was initially Manimaran's mistress *

Sujatha Sivakumar Sujatha Sivakumar (born 27 September 1973) is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She rose to fame with her performance in Ameer's '' Paruthiveeran'' (2007), before appearing in several supporting roles as a mother in Tamil cinem ...

as Kamalini's widow mother and Seeman's sister *

Ansiba Hassan Ansiba Hassan (born 18 June 1992) is an Indian actress, television anchor and dancer. Her most notable work in Malayalam film industry is Jeethu Joseph's 2013 hit Malayalam movie ''Drishyam'' where she played the part of Anju, the daughter of ...

* “Oorvambu” Laxmi as Journalist *

Vaiyapuri Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. Hi ...

* K. P. Jagannath * Krishnamoorthy * Rajkanth

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

. * "Kannadi Papa" — Pooja * "Malamele" — Palaniammal, Mahalingam * "Mamanukku Ennadi" — Nancy, Vasudha, Sarayu * "Suda Sudathan" —

MK Balaji MK Balaji is an Indian singer, songwriter, composer and independent artist from Chennai. As a playback singer he has sung more than 200 songs in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. His first song a lyricist was for the movie Sethupathi. He has host ...

* "Viraivil Vidiyum" — James Vasanthan

Critical reception

Sidharth Varma of ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' gave the film out of 5 stars and wrote, "If you are familiar with Nagaraja Cholan as a ruthless politician, who rose from being Ammavasai in ''Amaidhipadai'', this movie will definitely disappoint you...his resurrection after almost 20 years ends up a failed attempt to build on the character...The movie is a pale shadow of the original, except for the few scenes involving Cholan and his trusted aide Manimaran".

Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan () is an Indian film critic and writer. A chemical engineering graduate with no formal training in filmmaking or cinema writing, he has a diverse career in advertising, IT consulting, and cinema writing. He has authored two boo ...

wrote for ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'', "If Manivannan wants to take a hit character from a hit film and spin a new story around him, that's his prerogative — except that the story, this time, doesn't stick". Vivek Ramz of '' In.com'' said the film "is no patch on its original. Give it a miss!".

References

External links

* {{Manivannan 2010s Indian films 2010s political satire films 2010s Tamil-language films 2013 films Films directed by Manivannan Films scored by James Vasanthan Indian political satire films Indian sequel films Tamil-language Indian films